FEBRUARY
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LETTERS
      TO
      THE
      EDITOR
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Dear
      Mr.
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      I
      wish
      to
      express
      my
      concern
     
     
      about
      the
      current
      events
      concerning
      the
     
     
      Centennial
      Scholarship
      at
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      I
      am
      a
     
     
      second
      year
      student
      at
      UPEI,
      and
      I
      do
     
     
      not
      believe
      that
      there
      is
      as
      big
      of
      a
     
     
      problem
      as
      the
      administration
      has
      made
     
     
      the
      public
      to
      believe.
      The
      administration
     
     
      has
      tried
      to
      tell
      the
      public
      that
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      reasons
      they
      are
      getting
      rid-of
      the
     
     
      Centennial
      Scholarship
      is
      because
      the
     
     
      undergraduates
      (student’s
      like
      me)
      have
     
     
      raised
      complaints
      about
      it.
      I
      personally
     
     
      had
      never
      heard
      of
      the
      scholarship
      until
     
     
      Thad
      heard
      about
      it
      being
      closed.
      I
      do
     
     
      not
      see
      the
      reason
      for
      its
      end.
      The
     
     
      Centennial
      Scholars
      may
      not
      have
      to
     
     
      pay
      tuition,
      but
      they
      do
      have
      to
      pay
      for
     
     
      textbooks,
      parking
      and
      their
      living
     
     
      quarters.
      However,
      they
      are
      not
     
     
      allowed
      to
      file
      for
      student
      loans,
      so
      they
     
     
      are
      forced
      to
      pay
      for
      these
      things
      from
     
     
      money
      they
      have
      previously
      made,
      or
     
     
      from
      their
      pensions.
      I
      don’t
      think
      this
     
     
      is
      right
      to
      begin
      with,
      but
      then
      to
      say
     
     
      that
      they
      can’t
      even
      have
      their
      tuition
     
     
      paid
      for
      when
      there
      is
      no
      other
     
     
      altemative
      given
      for
      how
      they
      can'come
     
     
      to
      university
      without
      the
      scholarship.
     
     
      This
      doesn’t
      make
      any
      sense
      to
      me.
      If
     
     
      the
      administration
      has
      had
      complaints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      about
      the
      Centennial
      Scholars,
      I
      would
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      to
      see
      some
      more
      concrete
      proof
     
     
      of
      it
      because
      I’ve
      never
      heard
      any
     
     
      student
      ever
      complain
      about
      it.
      I
      would
     
     
      think
      that
      having
      a
      Centennial
      Scholar
     
     
      in
      one’s
      class
      would
      add
      insight
      and
     
     
      wisdom
      to
      the
      class
      because
      of
      their
     
     
      years
      of
      experience.
      In
      conclusion,
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      like
      to
      say
      that
      the
      administration
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      should
      make
      sure
      that
      all
      of
      or
      the
     
     
      majority
      of
      the
      student
      body
      agrees
      with
     
     
      their
      statements
      before
      they
      say
      them
     
     
      and
      claim
      they
      are
      from
      us.
      Thank
      You.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Amalia
      Peripoli
     
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      letter
      is
      in
      response
      to
      the
     
     
      selfish
      acts
      of
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Edward
      Island
      and
      it’s
      president,
      Wade
     
     
      Mac
      Laughlin
      in
      the
      recent
      discussion
     
     
      about
      getting
      rid
      of
      the
      Centennial
     
     
      Scholarship,
      a
      program
      that
      allows
     
     
      seniors
      to
      attend
      the
      University
      without
     
     
      the
      paying
      of
      any
      tuition.
     
    

    
     
      ,
      Until
      this
      week,
      I
      knew
      nothing
     
     
      of
      this
      incident,
      but
      I
      find
      it
      very
     
     
      disheartening
      that
      the
      University
      could
     
     
      do
      such
      a
      thing
      to
      these
      people.
      I
      have
     
     
      also
      been
      told
      by
      other
      concerned
     
     
      students
      that
      the
      main
      reason
      Mr.
     
     
      McLaughlin
      and
      the
      University
      wishes
     
     
      to
      do
      so
      is
      because
      the
      younger,
     
     
      undergraduate
      students
      of
      the
     
     
      University
      are
      losing
      seats
      in
      particular
     
     
      classes
      because
      of
      these
      people.
      I
      find
     
     
      it
      rather
      funny
      that
      I
      have
      not
      been
     
     
      asked
      about
      this
      issue,
      and
      I
      have
      gotten
     
     
      into
      all
      the
      courses
      that
      I
      wanted
      this
     
     
      semester,
      as
      well
      as
      next,
      so
      I
      can’t
      see
     
     
      how
      the
      seniors
      of
      the
      island
      have
      taken
     
     
      my
      seat.
      I
      also
      wonder
      to
      myself,
      and
      I
     
     
      ask
      this
      question,
      who
      are
      these
     
     
      students
      who
      have
      expressed
      their
     
     
      anger
      about
      this
      issue,
      and
      WHY
      has
     
     
      Mr.
      McLaughlin
      been
      saying
      that
      ALL
     
     
      students
      are
      upset
      about
      this?
      I
      have
     
     
      talked
      to
      a
      number
      of
      other
      students
     
     
      who
      attend
      this
      University,
      and
      I
      have
     
     
      not
      had
      one
      student
      agree
      with
      this
     
     
      statement.
      I
      think
      that
      unless
      Mr.
     
     
      McLaughlin
      and
      university
      officials
     
     
      don’t
      have
      any
      solid
      references
      to
      back
     
     
      up
      their
      statement
      ,
      then
      I
      believe
      they
     
     
      need
      to
      re-evaluate
      their
      decision
      and
     
     
      base
      it
      on
      actual
      facts.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Centennial
      Scholars
      are
      part
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _of
      this
      University
      for
      a
      reason,
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      reason
      being
      they
      wish
      to
      better
     
     
      themselves
      and
      to
      learn.
      The
      majority
     
     
      of
      these
      people
      are
      retired
      and
      want
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      do
      something
      productive
      and
      interesting
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      their
      lives,
      so
      they
      can’t
      be
      enrolling
     
     
      here
      to
      get
      a.career,
      so
      why
      turn
      them
     
     
      away?
      Growing
      up
      here
      on
      the
      island
     
     
      and
      attending
      all
      of
      my
      schooling
      here
     
     
      in
      Prince
      Edward
      Island,
      I
      have
      always
     
     
      been
      taught
      to
      do
      things
      for
      myself,
     
     
      excel
      in
      what
      I
      want
      to
      excel
      in
      and
     
     
      always
      ask
      questions
      and
      let
      my
      mind
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wonder,
      and
      it
      doesn’t
      matter
      what
      age
     
     
      you
      are,
      you
      are
      never
      too
      old
      to
      learn,
     
     
      so
      why
      is
      this
      an
      issue
      now?
      We
      are
     
     
      also
      supposed
      to
      be
      living
      in
      a
      country
     
     
      that
      allows
      us
      to
      have
      freedom,
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -obviously
      this
      isn’t
      true
      if
      these
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Centennial
      Scholars
      are
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      turned
      down
      by
      the
      University
      to
      further
     
     
      their
      education.
     
    

    
     
      These
      Centennial
      Scholars
     
     
      should
      not
      have
      to
      pay
      tuition,
      after
      all
     
     
      they
      have
      been
      paying
      taxes
      for
      so
     
     
      many
      years,
      they
      have
      worked
      for
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      years,
      raised
      children,
      and
     
     
      sent
      their
      children
      to
      educational
     
     
      institutions,
      some
      have
      probably
      even
     
     
      sent
      them
      here
      to
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island.
      Also,
      it
      isn’t
      like
     
     
      they
      are
      getting
      away
      with
      paying
     
     
      absolutely
      nothing,
      they
      still
      have
      to
      pay
     
     
      for
      parking
      passes,
      and
      books,
      and
      they
     
     
      definitely
      are
      not
      cheap.
     
    

    
     
      Mr.
      McLaughlin
      claims
      that
      this
     
     
      is
      a
      “great,
      small
      university’,
      well
      ifthis
     
     
      is
      to
      remain
      a
      “great,
      small
      university”,
     
     
      allow
      these
      students
      to
      stay
      on
      the
     
     
      Centennial
      Scholarship,
      and
      continue
      to
     
     
      make
      a
      great
      legacy
      here,
      instead
      of
     
     
      ruining
      that.
      This
      university
      has
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      potential,
      but
      it
      is
      the
      variety
      of
      students
     
     
      and
      cultures
      that
      make
      this
      university
     
     
      great,
      please
      do
      not
      ruin
      that.
      These
     
     
      students
      have
      a
      lot
      to
      offer
      so
      many
      of
     
     
      us,
      especially
      the
      younger
     
     
      undergraduates,
      let
      them
      continue
      to
      do
     
     
      so,
      after
      all,
      university
      is
      more
      about
     
     
      more
      then
      just
      classes
      and
      studying,
      it
     
     
      is
      about
      having
      fun,
      meeting
      new
      people
     
     
      and
      growing
      as
      a
      person...
     
    

    
     
      In
      closing,
      I
      would
      like
      to
      thank
     
     
      all
      of
      the
      Centennial
      Scholars
      here
      at
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      for
      making
      my
      two
      years
      here
      great,
     
     
      and
      don’t
      give
      up,
      you
      have
      many
     
     
      undergraduate
      students
      out
      there
      who
     
     
      will
      support
      you.
      To
      Mr.
      McLaughlin
     
     
      and
      the
      University,
      please
      re-consider
     
     
      this
      situation,
      there
      are
      many
      other
      ways
     
     
      to
      work
      around
      this.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jessica
      White
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Mr.
      Editor,
     
    

    
     
      Okay,
      I’m
      not
      usually
      one
      to
      write
     
     
      into
      a
      campus
      newspaper.
      Actually,
      out
     
     
      of
      my
      time
      at
      this
      campus,
      including
      this
     
     
      letter,
      I’ve
      done
      this
      once.
      But
      when
     
     
      Iread
      the
      comments
      made
      by
      Lauren
     
     
      Warbeck
      regarding
      the
      decision
      to
      ban
     
     
      the
      calendar
      at
      St.
      Mary’s
      university,
      I
     
     
      felt
      compelled,
      no
      make
      that
      obligated,
     
     
      to
      speak
      my
      mind.
      When
      the
      hell
      is
      this
     
     
      whole
      topic
      of
      dehumanizing
      women
     
     
      going
      to
      end?
      Explain
      how
      these
      women
     
     
      are
      being
      exploited
      if
      they
      chose
      to
     
     
      be
      in
      the
      calendar
      themselves
      out
      of
      their
     
     
      own
      free
      will,
      because
      it’s
      a
      rationale
      I
     
     
      would
      LOVE
      to
      hear.
      The
      only
     
     
      dehumanizing
      act
      here
      is
      the
      fact
      that
     
     
      some
      people
      choose
      to
      shoot
      their
     
     
      mouths
      off
      completely
      unfounded,
     
     
      putting
      down
      a
      guy
      who
      was
      trying
      only
     
     
      to
      make
      some
      extra
      cash
      (and
      in
      quite
     
     
      a
      good
      way,
      there’s
      a
      guaranteed
     
     
      market
      for
      the
      material
      in
      question).
      Fire
     
     
      stations
      regularly
      put
      out
      calendars
      of
     
     
      male
      firefighters,
      and
      not
      a
      word
      is
      said.
     
     
      Add
      a
      couple
      of
      pounds
      of
      fat
      on
      their
     
     
      chests,
      and
      this
      is
      supposed
      to
      make
      a
     
     
      big
      difference?
      I
      could
      drone
      on
      and
     
     
      on
      about
      how
      ridiculous
      it
      is
      to
      think
     
     
      that
      gender
      equality
      on
      a
      University
     
     
      campus
      is
      decided
      by
      one
      student
     
     
      selling
      a
      calendar
      portraying
      college
     
     
      girls,
      but
      I
      think
      you
      summed
      it
      up
      nicely
     
     
      yourself,
      Lauren,
      whether
      you
      realized
     
     
      it
      or
      not.
      Your
      “kudos”
      to
      Chuck
     
     
      Bridges
      for
      creating
      a
      “gender-neutral”
     
     
      environment
      is
      completely
      undermined
      -
     
     
      by
      the
      fact
      that
      you
      wish
      to
      take
      away
     
     
      the
      free
      will
      of
      the
      women
      involved
      in
     
     
      Pederson’s
      project,
      as
      well
      as
      the
     
     
      freedom
      of
      speech
      and
      expression
      that
     
     
      is
      so
      sorely
      needed
      in
      today’s
      society.
     
     
      Don’t
      worry
      though,
      I
      have
      your
      back
     
     
      in
      one
      regard.
      The
      second
      I
      find
      a
     
     
      suitable
      eunuch-versity,
      I’1l
      make
      sure
     
     
      to
      mention
      your
      name.
      I’m
      sure
      that
     
     
      they’d
      love
      to
      have
      you.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tan